A protest broke out at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja on Friday as members of the party from Ekiti State expressed anger over the disqualification of businessman and politician Kayode Ojo from the forthcoming governorship primary. Naija News reports that the demonstration came weeks after the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, […] The post Protest Rocks APC Secretariat Over Ojo’s Disqualification In Ekiti Primary appeared first on Naija News.
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims by activist Omoyele Sowore that he is President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman. Speaking on Friday during his monthly media chat, the Minister stated that he is not speaking on behalf of the government but wants to inform the public about his work in […] The post I Am Not A Spokesman For Tinubu’s Government – Wike appeared first on Naija News.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is using him to destroy the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recalling instead how the past government of late President, Muhammadu Buhari, allegedly attempted to wreck the opposition party. Speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja on Thursday, […] The post ‘When Buhari Was In Power, There Was Nothing Govt Didn’t Do To Scatter PDP’ – Wike appeared first on Naija News.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has claimed that he foresaw the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before it began. He stated that everything he said about the party has now come to pass. Wike warned that the PDP will continue to lose if the party’s problems are not […] The post There Is Nothing I Have Said About PDP That Has Not Come To Pass – Wike appeared first on Naija News.
State chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have thrown their weight behind the expulsion of the party’s former National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, alongside the National Youth Leader, Mr Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, and other top officials, over alleged misconduct and abuse of office. In a statement on Friday, Chairman of the SDP State Chairmen Forum […] The post SDP Crisis Deepens As State Chairmen Back Gabam’s Expulsion appeared first on Naija News.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports suggesting that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, is under pressure to return to the presidential race in 2027. Naija News reports that Wike made the clarification during a media parley with journalists in Abuja on Friday. Wike said, “You’re the one telling me here. […] The post ‘Jonathan Has Never Told Me’ – Wike Speaks On Ex-President Contesting In 2027 appeared first on Naija News.
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has called for a total reform of Nigeria’s electoral framework to strengthen transparency and accountability in the conduct of elections. Speaking during an appearance on Arise Television, Dickson stated that it is time to make the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accountable. Dickson, a member of the Senate […] The post Elections Should Not Be A Period Where People Kill, Maim – Dickson appeared first on Naija News.
Police officers in Abuja on Friday re-arrested human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, moments after he was granted bail by the Kuje Magistrate Court. Naija News reports that the incident happened outside the court premises where Sowore and 13 others had just been released on bail. According to Sahara Reporters, the officers, […] The post Just In: Police Re-Arrest Sowore Outside Kuje Court Moments After Bail appeared first on Naija News.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that it receives millions of dollars in “free money” from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). In a statement released on Friday, the federation said the funds it gets from the world and continental football bodies are never handouts but strictly […] The post NFF Denies Claims Of Receiving ‘Free Millions’ From FIFA, CAF appeared first on Naija News.
A Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, has granted bail to human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore. Naija News reports that the court also granted bail to several protesters arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Federal Capital Territory. Others are Aloy Ejimakor, counsel for the detained leader of the Indigenous People […] The post Just In: Court Grants Bail To Sowore, Ejimakor, Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother, Others appeared first on Naija News.
